Different strokes for different folks

I am always a tad amazed at how different 3 kids in one home can view a situation or make a choice. I think the moment you have more than 2 kids you tend to almost view them as a group, almost out of necessity and harmony for the household - the danger I think even more with same sex twins. But we try our best and honestly the totally different characters our kids have will in any event force us to see their individuality constantly.

On Sunday , the last night of the Easter school holidays ,I did a bit of a holiday recap with them. Although we stayed at home and us parents worked we each took a day off to spend with the kids and they had two fun days with the au pair. With the Easter weekend in between there were not many days without entertainment.There were more than enough choices for favourite holiday activity. So guess what they chose?

Mr L chose the obvious- The Tutankhamun exhibition -and he was the one I thought enjoyed it less than the other two with the Princess being a lover of Egyptology and Mr C our resident wannebe archaeologist!Turns out it totally fascinated him - he never said much at the exhibit. ( I thought the put put with dad or au air would have been his choice as he seems to have the most incredible luck with the game)

The Princess chose what I would have placed as a highlight too - the day we went fishing. She is a real lover of the outdoors and really could not stop smiling that whole day. I am sure she would have gladly spent many more hours there. Also I think the few years older grows a bit more patience for this type of thing. ( I thought the buying of her own tablet would be her highlight)

 Mr C was the biggest surprise of them all. The boys received two foam and paper model kits as gifts and on Friday afternoon and evening Hunter and each of them assembled the kits. For Mr C this was the highlight of his holiday. He loved building them , and yes it very much falls into his personality. I also think the time alone with dad was a big part of the choice. I realise more than ever that this boy wants one on one time with each one of us.  (I really thought he would choose the Tut exhibit as he was the one constantly asking when we will go. I do think he loved that but that this was just even better for him).

Mr L's army truck

Mr C's warship.

Just goes to show how even the simplest things can sometimes be more enjoyable than anything else. So what was your holiday highlights? And your kids?